Where does “чешњак” come from?
чешњак (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Proto-Slavic česnъkъ, from Proto-Slavic česnъ, from Proto-Slavic česati, from Proto-Balto-Slavic késtei, from Proto-Indo-European kes- — to scrape, comb.
чешњак (Serbo-Croatian): garlic
Ancestry of “чешњак”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Proto-Slavic | česnъkъ | garlic |
| 2 | Proto-Slavic | česnъ | garlic |
| 3 | Proto-Slavic | česati | to scratch; to comb |
| 4 | Proto-Balto-Slavic | késtei | to comb |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | kes- | to scrape, comb |